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Countering terrorist propaganda in Asia: Towards a better communications strategy in cyberspace. / Pantserev, Konstantin ; Golubev, Konstantin .
14th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security, ICCWS 2019. ed. / Louise Leenen; Noelle van der Waag-Cowling; Noelle van der Waag-Cowling. UK : Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited, 2019. p. 315-321.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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T1 - Countering terrorist propaganda in Asia: Towards a better communications strategy in cyberspace
AU - Pantserev, Konstantin
AU - Golubev, Konstantin
N1 - Conference code: 14
PY - 2019/2
Y1 - 2019/2
N2 - The paper is intended to address the problem of countering terrorist propaganda and to elaborate a better communications strategy in cyberspace. It has become quite evident that the existing socio-economic order is getting increasingly dependent on telecommunications, networking, and data processing, which are the features of a new way of life in our modern society. A central position in this new system of relations with the public belongs to the information technologies. Yet, at the same time, it is important to bear in mind that these new technologies, when developed to their full potential, are capable of destroying the existing orders and running the risk of wreaking havoc to political systems that once enjoyed relative stability and an unquestionable degree of influence over their publics. Today, for instance, no nation is able to conduct an effective military operation without a well-planned strategic communication. It is remarkable that terrorists are also well aware of that. It seems to be almost universally admitted that the propaganda of the Islamic State has been by far the most successful of all terrorist organisations, which ultimately allowed enlisting to its ranks thousands of new combatants. The purpose of this study is to isolate the most potent factors that made it possible for the self-proclaimed Islamic State to obtain this level of success and to identify the most effective mechanisms of countering those factors in order to draw meaningful lessons for a more effectual policy of containing such challenges in the future.
AB - The paper is intended to address the problem of countering terrorist propaganda and to elaborate a better communications strategy in cyberspace. It has become quite evident that the existing socio-economic order is getting increasingly dependent on telecommunications, networking, and data processing, which are the features of a new way of life in our modern society. A central position in this new system of relations with the public belongs to the information technologies. Yet, at the same time, it is important to bear in mind that these new technologies, when developed to their full potential, are capable of destroying the existing orders and running the risk of wreaking havoc to political systems that once enjoyed relative stability and an unquestionable degree of influence over their publics. Today, for instance, no nation is able to conduct an effective military operation without a well-planned strategic communication. It is remarkable that terrorists are also well aware of that. It seems to be almost universally admitted that the propaganda of the Islamic State has been by far the most successful of all terrorist organisations, which ultimately allowed enlisting to its ranks thousands of new combatants. The purpose of this study is to isolate the most potent factors that made it possible for the self-proclaimed Islamic State to obtain this level of success and to identify the most effective mechanisms of countering those factors in order to draw meaningful lessons for a more effectual policy of containing such challenges in the future.
KW - cyberspace
KW - information technologies
KW - propaganda
KW - terrorism
KW - Islamic State (ISIS)
KW - cyberspace
KW - Information Technologies
KW - Islamic State (ISIS)
KW - Propaganda
KW - terrorism
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85066036867&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://toc.proceedings.com/48113webtoc.pdf
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9781510882928
SP - 315
EP - 321
BT - 14th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security, ICCWS 2019
A2 - Leenen, Louise
A2 - van der Waag-Cowling, Noelle
A2 - van der Waag-Cowling, Noelle
PB - Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited
CY - UK
T2 - 14th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security, ICCWS 2019
Y2 - 28 February 2019 through 1 March 2019
ER -
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